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50 Euros Court of Human Rights, gold
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse commemorates the 50th anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights and celebrates the universal value of freedom. The central field bears a multi-line inscription presenting the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in French, surrounded by the legend naming the Court and the commemorative denomination. The design references the foundational principles of human dignity and equality enshrined in the Declaration of 1948. |
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Issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights, which was established under the 1959 entry into force of the European Convention on Human Rights — itself drafted in the immediate aftermath of the Nuremberg trials as a binding regional mechanism. France holds particular institutional significance here: the Court sits permanently in Strasbourg, and the Monnaie de Paris issued this piece in its capacity as the host nation's mint.
The .920 fineness is characteristic of French commemorative gold from this period, a standard the Monnaie de Paris maintained well before the shift toward .999 fine issues became commercially fashionable among European mints.